by | Aug 15, 2023 | Newsletter
In 2018, the Department of FISCal (FI$Cal) established the Open FI$Cal transparency portal to provide public access to state departments’ expenditure data. Government code section 11862 requires FI$Cal to, “include a state transparency component that allows the public...
by | Dec 14, 2022 | Newsletter
Since it was first piloted in September 2018, the Department of FISCal’s (FI$Cal) transparency website, Open FI$Cal, has continued to grow and provide more useful information on the state’s expenditures to the people of California. In November 2022, the website took...
by | Nov 4, 2021 | Newsletter
The FI$Cal system is constantly evolving to provide a better user experience and Power BI is one of the primary tools deployed by the Department of FISCal to enhance the system. Implemented to end users in 2019, Power BI is a robust business intelligence tool for...
by | Mar 16, 2021 | Newsletter
The Department of FISCal is increasing its use of robotic process automation (RPA) to make life easier for our system users and their departments. RPA employs software, known as “bots,” to perform ordinary tasks that must be run over and over again. Think of it as...
by | Feb 4, 2021 | Leadership, Newsletter
By Miriam Barcellona Ingenito, Director of FI$Cal I am happy to report on all the progress we have achieved at FI$Cal plus some exciting new developments as we start 2021. Despite COVID-19 forcing a move to telework early in 2020, we managed to get closer to our goal...
